Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, creator, owner of the easy family of brands, and the founder of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation will once more award bicommunal business entrepreneurship. This year’s prizes offer €10,000 to 20 entrepreneurs, each a member of 10 bi-communal teams of two local businesses practising bicommunal business cooperation. The total amount of the awards
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Cyprus’ veterinary services will put down 1,000 birds at two farms in Paralimni after cases of avian influenza were found on the premises. Authorities have been on bird flu alert since last week, when the first cases of the H5N1 virus, known as bird flu, were detected among two private owners. The first farm had
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Cyprus on Tuesday woke to the sound of heavy thunder as supercell storms hit the island in the early hours. The Met Office issued a yellow warning for heavy rain that is in effect until 6 pm. Strong thunderstorms first battered the southwest coast before making their way across the island. The rain’s intensity varied
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Stock markets are spooked as protests erupt across China against President Xi Jinping’s zero-Covid policy, but investors should position themselves now for a sharp rebound sooner rather than later, according to a leading financial advisor. Thousands gathered to grieve the ten people killed in the blaze in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi in recent days and to
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Cyprus has managed to achieve solutions to limit the effects on flight connectivity of implementing EU targets for reducing air pollution, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos told MPs. He said Cyprus ensured that Brussels recognised the special conditions of the island regions. Karousos said there would be a 100% subsidy for the difference between conventional fuel
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Cyprus has been reporting, on average, one COVID-19 death daily, while authorities warn that things could worsen as seasonal flu is on the rise. In its last three weekly epidemiological reports, the Health Ministry reported 21 deaths. At the same time, the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) has warned that the country’s hospitals are under
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Cyprus’ ability to tackle wildfires has been significantly upgraded, as managing the summer’s fires proved one of the most successful, said Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis. He said that 2022 was the island’s best year of forest fire management. Kadis pinned the results on actions taken by authorities to increase the number of firefighters and upgrade
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Shipping Minister Vassilis Demetriades is visiting Hamburg, where he is holding contacts with executives of shipping companies and financial institutions to sell the Cyprus register. According to a statement by the Deputy Ministry, during his visit, the minister will present the advantages of Cypriot shipping and Cyprus in general as a maritime centre. Nicosia is creating
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Police said they are looking for a second dog involved in an attack in Nicosia when a Pitbull bit a girl and a 55-year-old woman, then killed a small dog. Following Sunday’s attack, officers located the first dog, a Pitbull, taking it into custody. However, the 55-year-old woman believes that a second Pitbull was involved
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The Cyprus Fiscal Council expects increased pressures on the macroeconomy in 2023, with forecasts slightly more unfavourable than those of the Finance Ministry. It said the restraint on expenditure and management of the public debt “set it on a satisfactory base, for the time being, assuming there will be no policy change”. The Council notes the
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